The Amulet Poem by Edwina Reizer

The gift I received so long ago.
I wore for protection wherever I'd go.
Inside was your picture. You were my beau.
So many years have passed since then
And now to my memory it comes again.

I wrapped it in tissue the day that you died.
I put it away until my tears dried.
My life seemed as if I never could find
the reason for living as though I was blind.

Why did you leave me? Where did you go
The days of my life moved much too slow.
As I grew older my mind went to sleep.
The tears, my love, I couldn't even weep.

And then one day a flash in my mind
told me there was something I had to find.
A pendant, a charm or an amulet?
Oh let me remember. Don't let me forget.

I searched and searched all over my rooms.
So much time had gone by, so many moons.
My closets, my drawers, I emptied them out,
even the Bible I'd almost thrown out.

And then as I picked up the coat that I'd worn
to your funeral my dear that left me forlorn.
The memory of that, how could I forget?
Inside its pocket was my amulet.

I opened it slowly to see once again.
The memory of it all came back and then
before it could fade and my memory depart.
I clasped it on tightly right over my heart.

Now you'll protect me 'til I am with you.
I hold it and treasure it. That's what I do.
The feel of it now as I hold it in hand
gives the peace I need to make my mind
understand.


Dedicated to all Alzheimer Patients